Misfits of Science 

The adventures of a team of misfit superheroes who fight crime for a scientific think tank.

Creator:

James D. Parriott

Stars:

Dean Paul Martin, Kevin Peter Hall, Mark Thomas Miller

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dean Paul Martin	...	Dr. Billy Hayes 16 episodes, 1985-1986
Kevin Peter Hall	...	Dr. Elvin 'El' Lincoln 16 episodes, 1985-1986
Mark Thomas Miller	...	John 'Johnny B' Bukowski 16 episodes, 1985-1986
Courteney Cox	...	Gloria Dinallo 16 episodes, 1985-1986
Jennifer Holmes	...	Jane Miller 15 episodes, 1985-1986
Max Wright	...	Dick Stetmeyer 15 episodes, 1985-1986
Diane Cary	...	Miss Nance 15 episodes, 1985-1986

Storyline

Superhero series about a group of young mutants who worked for an American thinktank fighting crime. Elvin could shrink to a size of eight inches, Gloria possessed telekinetic powers, and Johnny B was able to fire lightning bolts from his hands. Their leader was Dr. Hayes.

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Plot Keywords:

misfit | superhero | supernatural power | shrinking | miniaturization | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot episode featured a character called "ice man" but he was dropped from future appearances after objections from Marvel as they had a similar character of the same name.

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Connections

Referenced in CHIKARA La Loteria Letal (2018)

User Reviews

I fell in love with Courteney Cox watching this show back in '86.

Courteney was totally, totally hot. The show was really good too (hey, I was 15) but who am I kidding, I only watched it for Courteney.

From what I remember, the team was made up of Dr. Billy Hayes who was the organiser and fast talker, Dr. Elvin 'El' Lincoln who was really tall (and didn't like it) but after 'modifying' himself to be smaller could press a gland at the back of his neck and shrink to only a few inches tall for a short time, John 'Johnny B' Bukowski, a rock musician who could draw charge from batteries etc and discharge them as lightning bolts from his hands (but would get burned by water), Gloria Dinallo (Courteney 'sigh') who was a telekinetic and troubled teen, all Carrie-like in the pilot.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Misfits of Science

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

James D. Parriott Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3